The Fight for the Matterhorn (1928)

Directed by Nunzio Malasomma1h 57mDrama

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.

Year
1928
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
27 November 1928
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Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Marcella Albani
Marcella Albani
Felicitas, Wife of Carrel
A
Alexandra Schmitt
Mother of Carrel
C
Clifford McLaglen
Giaccomo
Peter Voß
Peter Voß
Edward Whymper
Paul Graetz
Paul Graetz
Meynet
J
Johanna Ewald
Wife of Meynet
Hannes Schneider
Hannes Schneider
Cross
Ernst Petersen
Ernst Petersen
Hadow
H
Hugo Lehner
Hudson
L
Luggi
Lord Douglas
Heinrich Gretler
Heinrich Gretler
Seiler, Hotelwirt
E
Erich Haußmann
Narrator
H
Hermann Mayer-Falkow
Narrator
E
Edith Robbers
Narrator
P
Peter Aufdenblatten
Mountain guide (uncredited)
O
Otto Furrer
Mountain guide (uncredited)
Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper
Related Character
H
Helene Roberts
Narrator
R
Richard Angst
Mountain guide (uncredited)
Peter Taugwalder
Peter Taugwalder
Related Character
Michel Croz
Michel Croz
Related Character
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Related Character
Francis Douglas
Francis Douglas
Related Character
Douglas Hadow
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Related Character
Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson
Related Character

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